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Stephen Lynn Wade

Advisor at LPL Financial — Fredericksburg, TX

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

24 years

Location

Fredericksburg, TX

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LPL Financial

Institution

Total advisors

22,678

Across 10,413 offices

Clients per advisor

87 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$399,489 Typical

HNW client ratio

34% Very High

About

Stephen Wade is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Fredericksburg, Texas, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and 24 years of industry experience. He has operated Steve Wade Investment Services, LLC since 2016 alongside his role at LPL Financial, where he has worked since 2011. Outside of advisory work, he is employed with Gillespie Farm Mutual Insurance Company. LPL Financial is a national SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and other institutions through a broad network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting.

Client services

Based on LPL Financial

Financial planning Portfolio management Educational seminars or workshops
Consulting and other non-discretionary advisory services

Expertise

Based on LPL Financial

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees negotiated between IAR and client for financial planning and consulting services.

Commissions

Commissions and trail fees on brokerage product sales and for insurance products sold by IARs.

Project-based

Hourly fees up to $500 per hour for financial planning and consulting services.

Other

Fee-only: Negotiated flat or hourly fees ranging from $0 to $15,000 or up to $500 per hour for financial planning and consulting services.

Location

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Fredericksburg, TX

Fredericksburg TX

Advisors at this office

5

Most active in

Florida · Texas

Work history

24 years of industry experience

Steve Wade Investment Services, LLC

2016 - Present • 10 years

Fredericksburg, TX

LPL Financial

2011 - Present • 15 years

Fredericksburg, TX

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Business activities & affiliations

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James R

CFA®, Series 63

Fredericksburg, TX

Noble Investors LLC

James Roeder is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with 23 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the sole advisor at Noble Investors LLC, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Invesco Distributors, Inc. and Van Kampen Funds Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Roeder serves as a director for the American Heritage Education Foundation and is a board member of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism. Noble Investors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on long-term investment strategies centered on large-cap U.S. equities alongside mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, TIPS, and select international securities for diversification. The firm operates as a single-advisor practice emphasizing client-specific investment policy statements and discretionary trading.

Passive / index investing General retirement planning
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James S

Series 65

Fredericksburg, TX

Sansoterra Group LLC

James Sansoterra is the sole advisor at Sansoterra Group LLC in Fredericksburg, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Sansoterra Group LLC since 2005. Sansoterra Group provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice primarily to trusts, individual retirement accounts, and retirement plans with a focus on preserving existing wealth. The firm uses a top-down, macroeconomic approach to asset allocation, emphasizing low turnover, tax and transaction cost control, and broad diversification while avoiding derivatives and technical trading.

Wealth management
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Patrick M

Series 63

Fredericksburg, TX

Private Group Wealth Management, LLC

Patrick Moore is a financial advisor at Private Group Wealth Management, LLC in Fredericksburg, Texas, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked as a CPA in his own tax and audit practice since 1979, which continues alongside his advisory role. His CPA practice involves preparing tax returns and auditing financial statements. Private Group Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as corporate pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses model-based portfolio management combined with integrated financial, tax, estate, and business-planning advice, managing approximately $30 million across about 61 accounts.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Pamela H

Fredericksburg, TX

Precedent Wealth Partners, LLC

Pamela Hinton is a financial advisor at Precedent Wealth Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. She has been with Precedent Wealth Partners since 2024. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and operates Hinton Riding Lessons, providing horseback riding instruction in Fredericksburg, Texas. Precedent Wealth Partners, LLC is a registered investment adviser managing approximately half a billion dollars for around 165 clients through a four-advisor team. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans using a committee-driven investment process that combines asset allocation, active and passive management, and third-party managers accessed via a TAMP.

Income planning Social Security optimization Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Daniel H

Series 63, Series 66

Fredericksburg, TX

Frost Investment Services

Daniel Hinch is a financial advisor with Frost Investment Services in Fredericksburg, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes 17 years at Citigroup Global Markets and one year at Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management. He joined Frost Investment Services in 2025. Frost Investment Services provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual and corporate clients, managing approximately $3.7 billion in assets across 179 advisors. The firm is notable for its affiliation with a banking institution and its enterprise-scale platform, which employs a fee model primarily based on assets under management.

Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Retirement income strategy General estate planning guidance Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner Executive
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David M

Series 63, Series 65

Fredericksburg, TX

Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC

David Mayfield is a financial advisor with Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC in Fredericksburg, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial LLC and Investment Centers of America, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he works part-time at the Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course. Strategic Financial Concepts offers personalized investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, and institutional clients, utilizing discretionary portfolio management, model portfolios, and third-party manager solutions with ongoing supervision.

Cash flow / budgeting Options & derivatives strategies
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